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Auto repair and car care businesses in the Vincennes, IN area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair and car care businesses in the Vincennes, IN area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #162 of 538 scored small-town markets
#16 of 25 scored small-town markets based in Indiana
- Listings
- 58
- 14 chain locations (24%)
- Official establishments
- 18
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $16M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,052 a household
- Spending per listing
- $275K
- 2% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 38.2
- 7% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 35,652
- −1.7% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Vincennes area spend about $16M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,052 per household, 10% above the U.S. average. That is about $275K of household spending for each business on map listings, 2% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
There are 58 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in the Vincennes area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 24% of them, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 38.2, 7% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Vincennes area in 2023. That is one for every 843 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts also show 43 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.1M has gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Vincennes area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Vincennes area declined 1.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For auto repair and car care businesses, the Vincennes area has a Groundwork market score of 62 (upper middle): #162 of 538 scored small-town markets and #16 of 25 scored small-town markets based in Indiana.
How the Vincennes area compares
The same measures for Indiana and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all vehicle maintenance and repairs by the auto repair and car care businesses counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Vincennes area | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 38.2 | 36.3 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $275K | $296K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 843 | 675 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.9% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.7% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,052 | $1,072 | $958 |
| Median household income | $61,237 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 62 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 18
- Employees, 2023
- 96
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 43Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5814 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 59The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $1.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Vincennes area, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in the Vincennes area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 35,652−1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 15,169
- Median age
- 39.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 516 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 70
- Median household income
- $61,237+29.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,721
- Median home value
- $137,700
- Jobs located here
- 16,627
- Daytime population
- 36,438Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Indiana market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Indiana for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Indiana, with the Vincennes area marked.
Top small-town markets in Indiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Bedford, IN | 86 | 66 | 34.5 | $343K | +1.2% | #9 of 538 |
| 2Greencastle, IN | 79 | 50 | 35.4 | $333K | +3.2% | #27 of 538 |
| 3New Castle, IN | 77 | 68 | 36.5 | $305K | +0.5% | #36 of 538 |
| 4Frankfort, IN | 76 | 44 | 35.2 | $330K | +0.4% | #38 of 538 |
| 5Madison, IN | 75 | 51 | 39.9 | $295K | +0.6% | #45 of 538 |
| 6Monticello, IN | 74 | 44 | 42.9 | $269K | +2.0% | #55 of 538 |
| 7Logansport, IN | 72 | 48 | 31.9 | $323K | +0.1% | #66 of 538 |
| 8Connersville, IN | 71 | 35 | 37.1 | $286K | +0.7% | #74 of 538 |
| 9Wabash, IN | 69 | 43 | 33.9 | $335K | −0.7% | #85 of 538 |
| 10Huntington, IN | 68 | 50 | 32.5 | $328K | +1.6% | #95 of 538 |
| 16Vincennes, IN | 62 | 58 | 38.2 | $275K | −1.7% | #162 of 538 |
Other business types in the Vincennes area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many auto repair and car care businesses are in the Vincennes, IN area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 58 auto repair and car care businesses in the Vincennes area. 14 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Another 43 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Vincennes, IN area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $16M a year, or $1,052 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 58 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $275K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,169 households in the Vincennes area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Vincennes, IN area compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
The Vincennes area has 38.2 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $275K, 2% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, the Vincennes area would have about 59, against 58 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 843 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is the Vincennes, IN area growing?
Population estimates put the Vincennes area at 35,652 people in 2025, down 1.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 15,169 households. The median household income in the Vincennes area is $61,237 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.3% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. The Vincennes area scores 62 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #162 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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